At first glance the Elite Force M4 CQB from Umarex might not seem much different from the other economy class AEGs seen on the market today. Although, once you start looking closer you will find that this sharp looking rifle has some cutting edge features that you will not see on competing brands.

The rifle is manufactured for Umarex by the Hong Kong based company Ares and brings with it many of their innovative creations. For starters its gearbox, while based on a V2 design, has a quick change spring system which allows the user to swap springs without needing to open the gearbox. This is accomplished with a specially designed steel spring guide which with the aid of a hex key can be rotated a quarter turn and unlocked from the gearbox shell allowing the spring to be extracted through the back of the gearbox.

You will also find the trigger switch has been updated from the exposed type found in traditional AEGs to a sealed, once piece snap switch similar to those found in M249 models. This design not only helps keep grease and dirt off of the contacts but it also engages cleaner with less arc so the contacts will have a longer life span.

The receiver of the rifle is constructed out of a heavy duty polymer which features a textured finish that gives it a parkerized appearance.
It has a wide assortment of metal parts to include its one piece, free floating RAS which is solidly affixed to the rifles receiver. Other metal parts include the barrel, front sight, rear flip-up peep sight and buffer tube. As common on most M4 series AEG rifles, pulling back on the charging handle opens the dust cover and moves the highly detailed mock bolt carrier to reveal the hop-up adjustment. The hop-on system this rifle is also unique with a larger adjustment wheel which sits perpendicular to the length of the rifle. We found this design allows the shooter to make more precise adjustments when dialing in the rifles hop-up.

Overall the Elite Force M4 CQB is a well build, solid performing rifle with some pretty cool features that you will not find on most AEGs in its price class. It is packaged with a battery and charger as well as a spare magazine and QD vertical foregrip so it is a great AEG for those of you who are just getting started or if you are in the market for a solid backup or loaner rifle.

This Umarex product comes with a 60 day warranty provided by Umarex USA. Warranty repair or replacement on this item must go through the Umarex Service Center and does not fall under the Shorty USA warranty.

Cons:
-Crane Stock is wobbly out of the box(though it can be easily tightened)
-The two plastic plugs that help keep the stick batteries in place pop out easily
-The magwell is a little tempermental( while the mags feed fine, you have to jimmy the mags a little to get them to lock into place.

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